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Owen asks contribution back
The Associated Press
TOPEKIA — Dave Owen said yesterday that the state Republican Party "needs to find a good fundraiser" if it can't afford to return $16,000 he donated to the party three years ago.
Owen now wants the money back because of the way the GOP has treated him.
His point in asking for the money back, Owen said in a telephone interview from his Johnson County office, "was that when I made the contributions in October 1988, I made them in good faith," knowing the money would be used in Gov. Mike Hayden's campaign.
Since Hayden's campaign organization has returned $9,000 that was given by Owen, his wife and his company, Owen and Associates, he doesn't understand why the state party won't return his money as well, Owen said.
"I'd like to know how they rationalize one against the other," he said. "I have no doubt the money was used in the governor's race."
Owen also took issue with a statement by state GOP ChairmanRochelle Chronister who said Sen. Bob Dole was the top contributor to the party three years ago, not Owen.
"I'm curious about her statement," said Owen. "Why doesn't someone ask if those were his personal funds or came out of some other source? The answer is that other people contributed it."
Owen said perhaps he should have made all of his donations to the state GOP, as Dole did in contributing $85,000 in 1986, and none directly to Hayden's campaign.
That way, Owen said. "Everybody would have been as happy as a clam, and the money still would have been used to benefit Governor Havden."
Owen is being investigated for illegal contributions.
Parkway challenged
By a Kansan reporter
The proposed eastern parkway could face opposition by East Lawrence residents if city commissioners fail to move on a citizens' task force plan, an East Lawrence resident said at the Lawrence City Commission meeting last night.
The parkway would connect Highway 10 to Sixth Street downtown.
Opponents of the parkway plan predicted that support for the parkway would dry up once 7th Street was narrowed, Richard Kersenhua, 1112 New Jersey St. told commissioners. That prevailed come true, he said, if key points in the plan were not implemented.
Commissioners responded with surprise and outrage.
"This is political extortion," said Dave Penny, city commissioner. "Seventh Street should never have been narrowed."
Commissioner Bob Walters said, "I am surprised. I felt we had an equitable solution. Now he prefers a system of cause one to stand and ponder."
But Kersenbaum said, "I think it is no secret that there was a delicate compromise reached that was embodied in that parkway plan. It shouldn't come as any surprise to the commission."
However, Mayor Bob Schumm said he felt a compromise could be reached.
Holding up a thick notebook containing the plan for the Haskell Loop, which was never implemented, he said, "This was a complete waste. We want to avoid another such waste."
Chemical disaster plan has last public hearing
By Chris Evans
Kansan staff writer
At an open meeting last night, representatives of the Emergency Planning Committee for Douglas County fielded criticism concerning the Chemical Emergency Operations Plan.
Steven Cater, KU environmental health and safety officer, is chairman of the committee. He said the plan was designed to prepare the county to respond to chemical disaster situations and to inform the public of those situations
The meeting was the last public discussion of the plan before its proposed final review Oct. 4, committee members said.
"Once we know something, we'll try to get it out." Cater said.
cal incidents such as if a truck carrying hazardous materials overturned on the highway.
Fire Chief Jim McSain, who also spoke at the meeting, said that fire station officials had been prepared to handle just such an emergency.
In keeping with the spirit of the federal government's Community Right-to-Know Act of 1968, he said the media would be alerted to any chemi-
"They have the authority," he said. "They have the training. These people can make the immediate decision."
McSain said the fire department would be working with the
emergency planning committee to ensure proper handling of chemical transportation incidents.
Cater said that the proposed plan would be part of the existing Douglas County Emergency Operations Plan.
According to an introduction in the proposed plan draft, the Emergency Operations Plan was developed to establish policies and procedures to allow county officials, personnel and departments to function as an integrated emergency system.
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